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Classical Glasses operates a kiosk at the local mall, selling s unglasses for $30 each. Classical Glasses currently pays $1,000 a month to rent the space and pays two full-time employees to each work 160 hours a month at $10 per hour. The store shares a manager with a neighboring kiosk and pays 50% of the manager’s annual salary of $60,000 and benefits of $12,000. The wholesale cost of the sunglasses to the company is $10 a pair.
Q1. How many sunglasses does Classical Glasses need to sell each month to break even?
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